Jose A. Iglesias Guitian is a Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher in the Visual Computing group of CRS4 (Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia). He obtained his master degree in Computer Science in 2006 at the University of A Coruña (UDC), Spain, discussing a thesis on the integration of real time animated characters inside "The Empty Museum" virtual reality system. From October 2004 and prior to joining CRS4 he was also a researcher in the Visualization for Engineering Architecture and Urban Design Group (VideaLAB) at the School of Civil Engineering of the UDC, where he worked on several projects related to Virtual Reality and visualization. His research interests include virtual humans, character animation techniques, 3D modeling and terrain rendering.